United States of America: FTC public lawsuit against Amazon’s Ring over alleged violations of privacy and security requirements
Progress
Current status
adopted
31 May 2023 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced FTC public lawsuit against Amazon’s Ring over alleged violations of privacy and security requirements
On 31 May 2023, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a public lawsuit and injunction order against Ring, a home security camera company owned by Amazon, over alleged violations of privacy and security requirements, which resulted in the preju…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority